Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

1,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.28/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 732 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.08/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 579 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.04/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 537 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,243	2,052	1,728
Feeder cattle	1,186	2,024	1,641
Slaughter cattle	57	18	87
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Pretty solid market this week with most weights tacking on some gains, most more modest than last week, although 550-600 lb heifers did trade 10.00 to 15.00 higher. With the exception of a few stick out consignments, quality wasn't quite as attractive as last week. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–444	439	34	318.00–329.00	$325.43	$1,429	+7.43
450–488	471	39	317.00–326.00	$323.34	$1,523	-2.45
527–540	536	46	316.00–323.00	$322.10	$1,726	+3.53
538 unweaned	538	21	290.00	$290.00	$1,560	—
551–593	566	54	294.00–320.00	$311.39	$1,762	+7.40
606 unweaned	606	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,588	—
603–631	612	39	281.00–299.50	$293.66	$1,797	+6.10
665–668	667	10	273.50–280.00	$276.09	$1,842	-5.43
693	693	43	262.00	$262.00	$1,816	-19.52
706–745	726	59	245.00–258.00	$253.79	$1,843	+0.79
801–834	818	38	246.00	$246.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324 unweaned	324	6	306.00	$306.00	$991	—
424	424	5	322.00	$322.00	$1,365	—
436 thin fleshed	436	8	319.00	$319.00	$1,391	—
537	537	12	294.00	$294.00	$1,579	—
567–591	573	15	268.00–289.00	$283.23	$1,623	-5.27
616–640	621	14	256.00–278.00	$273.14	$1,696	+6.64
668–682	674	45	250.00–275.00	$258.13	$1,740	+5.16
704–718	711	21	241.00–253.00	$246.66	$1,754	+16.16
786	786	8	235.50	$235.50	$1,851	-2.69
868	868	14	228.00	$228.00	$1,979	—
925	925	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,933	-6.86

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	13	261.00	$261.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	8	338.00	$338.00	$936	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–493	472	35	264.00–276.50	$270.59	$1,277	+3.00
501–538	510	51	256.00–269.00	$263.33	$1,343	-2.61
551–592	578	62	257.50–268.00	$263.70	$1,524	+15.18
584 unweaned	584	15	240.00	$240.00	$1,402	—
625 unweaned	625	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—
632–649	642	32	238.00–248.00	$242.61	$1,558	+0.40
702	702	46	229.00	$229.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	6	265.00	$265.00	$731	—
332 thin fleshed	332	5	268.00	$268.00	$890	—
361	361	8	258.00	$258.00	$931	—
427 unweaned	427	12	242.00	$242.00	$1,033	—
443 thin fleshed	443	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,201	—
458 thin fleshed	458	12	256.50	$256.50	$1,175	—
548	548	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,403	+10.18
567–592	579	21	235.00–256.50	$245.81	$1,423	+20.49
608–646	626	21	237.00–239.50	$238.27	$1,492	+23.27
667–684	679	17	218.00–228.00	$222.39	$1,510	+1.86
709–736	732	86	209.50–221.50	$220.28	$1,612	-1.19
757	757	19	212.50	$212.50	$1,609	—
821	821	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,601	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	9	213.00	$213.00	$1,506	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1450	1369	75-80%	4	82.00–87.00	$84.59	$1,158	—
1265–1700	1462	75-80%	11	90.00–104.50	$94.85	$1,387	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1385	1218	80-85%	6	86.00–90.00	$87.63	$1,067	—
1105–1275	1228	80-85%	8	89.00–99.00	$93.92	$1,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1160	1134	85-90%	5	84.50–91.50	$88.24	$1,001	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2115	1605	3	111.00–120.00	$114.95	$1,845	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.